Vehicle seat



June 30, y1931. M. H. ToNcRA'Y VEHICLE SEAT Filed Feb. 9. 1928 /TTDRNEY- Patented JuneO, 419311 i y MILLARD HJIONCRAY, .oF'DETRoIn MICHIGAN, AssIGNoRVTo HUDSoNQMTDBQA ooMrANY,l on DETROIT, MIoIIIGAN, A JCORPORATIONDF.'MICHIGAN ,g

VEHICLE sEAir" Application-nm :February 9,1 192s. 'semanita'. r,2,54,geej'zr` y i t.. .1. 'fheiwfw a eaclrside `ofgtheseat and adapted toy engage This invention relates to automobile bodies and particularly, although not excluslvely, y

to the type of yautomobile body commonly known as a roadster. n

The invention has for its objectsto provide a seat assembly which can be readily remo-ved Y from'the body as a unit to affordl convenient kie access to a storage compartment in therear of the passenger compartment and for other purposes, to provide a seat Yunit which'can be variably positionedin the body to conform to the comfort andv convenience of the user, andvto provide simple yand effective means whereby the inclination of the seat back `to* the seat bottomcan also be readily adjusted. v n' Before explaining in detail the .present in'- vention, and the'lm'ethod or mode of operation embodied therein, it is to be understood that the invention isI not limited in its appli-y cation to the details of construction and arrangement o-t parts illustrated in the accom-y panying drawings,l since the invention 'is carpable ofother embodiments andvof being practised or v carried out' in various ways. Also it is to be understoodthat the phrasev ology or terminologyfemployed herein is for the-purpose of description and not of limita;- y

' tion,and it is not intended to limitthe invention beyond the terms of the several claims hereto appended er the requirements of the prior art. The invention .will bemore clearly understood from the following description in conjunction ywith the accompanying` drawings,

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Figs. 1 andv 2 are lcfmgitudinalr sectional views of an automobile body embodying the Y 4o' invention and illustrating diiierent positions i of adjustment of the seat; and.

. Y Fig. 3 is a front-elevation of the 'seatjp're l ly broken away,` f Y Y f y The auto-mobile a ilo-or 10 which is supported upon suitable body sills (not shown) and which support suitable body panels shaped. tol provide apas-` sen ger compartment 11 and arv closed storage p,

` .compartment 12. A seat comprising a seat .50 bottom 15 anda'seat'back 16 is Vpositioned within the passenger vcomp artment-by dowels .this purpose' is provi'dedn'earl-eachVY end With the driver by bringing the dowel'or studs 18` bodyy illustrated comprises loweredge ofv the seat back`,`as"by bolts 24." A ledge. 26 is secured to the body at fthe v'edgeof the storagecompartmentin any suitable manner and is provided at its `free-edge'near the ends thereof with brackets 27each having atlrreaded opening 28 adapted to receivea thumbV screw 29.v "f-An adjustable support 80v ing with a 'hinge member 23'securednto the is4 suitably securedtothebrackets-27 and'for a plurality j ofr'o'penings lfthrough fwliichthe thumb,` screws 29 are adapted to vpass,V 'the latter being'".providedv with shoulders 32 adapted to engage thelower surface'oi the- 'sup'p ort. The hingedfjseat back v16 jrests f or. :leans against th-e support v30 which ,thereby fix-es its inclina-tion'with respect tothe. seat j movementabout its hinge.v f

bottom'15.by'V supporting' it against rearward Access to the Vstorage compartment 'may be vgainedlbypturning thefseatiba'ck 16 togthe y y f position shownpin dotted vlines in Fig. 1 or `by fwholly removing the seatfa'sa unit. The seat may be adjusted to la posi-tion suitable for into engagement with any desired corre?4 spending openin'gsf19 vand in addition, if

necessary,v by moving 'the support 30 from vthe positionshow'n in F ig.k 1 to that shown in.

Figs. 2.and 3 Vv,or toan intermediate position by the removal and; insertion of thel thumb screw 29 through vtlieproper opening 31 and into the'thr'eaded opening 28. It willfbe seen?" 'Y that theinclination of the-seat backto the. seat-bottom Lisi determined bythe longitudinal position lof saidv bottom with 'relation 'to the y'supportjBO', so' that,b`y adjusting'the latter 'as kn'fella's the seat bottomfa considerable varietyv l i y of seatingpositions,v both ras the position "lvfll of the seat as a whole in the body and as to the inclination of the back, is obtainable.

What I claim is: 1. In a vehicle body, in combination, an

"5 open passenger compartment and a closed storage compartment, a ledge projecting from the edge of said storage compartment, a seat detachable as a unit from said passenger compartment and having a seat bottom and a seat back pivotally secured together, said seat bottom having openings therein, studs on the floor of said' body adapted to engage said openings, and an adjustable support on said ledge adapted to engage said seat back.

2. In a vehicle body, in combination, a passenger compartment and a storage compartment, a ledge projecting from the edge of said storage compartment, a seat in said passenger compartment having a seat bottom and a. seat back pivotally connected, a support adapted to engage said seat back and provided with a plurality 'of openings, and a thumb screw adapted to pass through one of said openings and engage said ledge.

3. The combination with a vehicle body having a passenger' compartment and a storage compartment in the rear of said passenger compartment and communicating therewith but otherwise permanently closed 3u to the exterior of the body, of a seat removable as a unit from said passenger compartment and comprising a seat bottom and a seat back hinged at its lower edge to the rear edge of said seat bottom, means for adjustably positioning said seat bottom longitudinally of said body, a ledge positioned at the upper forward edge of said storage compartment, and a support against which said seat back rests, said support being carried by said 40 ledge and being adjustable thereon longitudinally of said body, whereby said seat, when in position in said passenger compartment, closes communication between said compartments, and whereby the inclination oit' said seat back to said seat bottom is determined by the relative longitudinal position ot' said seat bottom and support.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

MILLARD H. TONCRAY. 

